Parent guides

These sit beside the Learn page, not instead of it. Nights, days out, setbacks, words, clothes, holidays, and more than one child. Nothing here repeats the readiness quiz or the daytime log.

• Night-time nappies while days are dryDaytime potty training and dry nights are different jobs. When to keep a night nappy, how to protect the bed, and what a truly dry night looks like.
• Public toilets and days outCafés, playgrounds, and shops while a toddler is potty training: what to pack, what to practise before you leave, and how to handle a loud public toilet.
• When potty training goes backwardsIllness, a new baby, a house move, or nursery can bring accidents back. How to pause without shame, and when a wetting change needs a GP instead.
• Why many boys sit down firstSitting for wee and poo is often the simpler first step for boys. When standing can wait, and how to stop aim from becoming the whole lesson.
• When a toddler holds on to a pooHiding, stiff legs, and skid marks can mean a child is holding a poo in. How to lower the worry, and when to phone a GP or health visitor instead.
• Nursery, grandparents, and the same wordsPotty training sticks when every adult uses the same words and the same ending to a visit. A short note you can share with nursery and family.
• Clothes that do not get in the wayDungarees, stiff buttons, and tight leggings slow a toddler who is almost there. What to put on in the morning while toilet training is new.
• What to say after an accidentShort phrases that keep a toddler willing to try again, and a calm reply when a relative calls an accident naughty.
• Potty training on holidayCar journeys, flights, and hotel bathrooms. When a travel nappy is a plan rather than a failure, and how to start again the day you get home.
• Potty training with more than one childTwins, a baby still in nappies, or an older sibling with opinions. Separate seats, no races, and how to stop comparison becoming the lesson.